Missouri Revised Statutes

116.332. 1. Before a constitutional amendment petition, a statutory
initiative petition, or a referendum petition may be circulated for
signatures, a sample sheet must be submitted to the secretary of state in
the form in which it will be circulated. When a person submits a sample
sheet of a petition he or she shall designate to the secretary of state the
name and address of the person to whom any notices shall be sent pursuant
to sections 116.140 and 116.180 and, if a committee or person, except the
individual submitting the sample sheet, is funding any portion of the
drafting or submitting of the sample sheet, the person submitting the
sample sheet shall submit a copy of the filed statement of committee
organization required under subsection 5 of section 130.021 showing the
date the statement was filed. The secretary of state shall refer a copy of
the petition sheet to the attorney general for his approval and to the
state auditor for purposes of preparing a fiscal note and fiscal note
summary. The secretary of state and attorney general must each review the
petition for sufficiency as to form and approve or reject the form of the
petition, stating the reasons for rejection, if any.

2. Within two business days of receipt of any such sample sheet, the
office of the secretary of state shall conspicuously post on its website
the text of the proposed measure, a disclaimer stating that such text may
not constitute the full and correct text as required under section 116.050,
and the name of the person or organization submitting the sample sheet.
The secretary of state's failure to comply with such posting shall be
considered a violation of chapter 610 and subject to the penalties provided
under subsection 3 of section 610.027. The posting shall be removed within
three days of either the withdrawal of the petition under section 116.115
or the rejection for any reason of the petition.

3. Upon receipt of a petition from the office of the secretary of
state, the attorney general shall examine the petition as to form. If the
petition is rejected as to form, the attorney general shall forward his or
her comments to the secretary of state within ten days after receipt of the
petition by the attorney general. If the petition is approved as to form,
the attorney general shall forward his or her approval as to form to the
secretary of state within ten days after receipt of the petition by the
attorney general.

4. The secretary of state shall review the comments and statements of
the attorney general as to form and make a final decision as to the
approval or rejection of the form of the petition. The secretary of state
shall send written notice to the person who submitted the petition sheet of
the approval within fifteen days after submission of the petition sheet.
The secretary of state shall send written notice if the petition has been
rejected, together with reasons for rejection, within fifteen days after
submission of the petition sheet.